Search - Out Of The Furnace [Blu-ray] on Blu-ray

Gloria B. (glowbird) from SPOKANE, WA
Reviewed on 6/19/2022...

This is a very controverisal film for the 5,000 or so Ramapoughs who live in Ringwood, on or around Stag Hill in Mahwah and just over the state line in Hillburn, N.Y. Injury and insult continues to mount, and not just from the film industry. The tribe remains the subject of mystery and mythology, most not good. "Everything we see about this community is extremely defamatory and unflattering," said Lydia Cotz, an attorney who represented members of the tribe in a defamation lawsuit last year against the makers of "Out of the Furnace." (The case was dismissed.) The the surname DeGroat is a common surname employed by a character in the film. It is due to the controversy and the interesting history of the Ramapough that I watched this film. It is among my keepers, as is the Red Road series, another film effort based on these people. Watching the film, there is no inkling that the characters are based on native people. It's another action film with great actors based on someone's questionable truth.

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K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 12/28/2019...

Pretty gritty but likely based on real life situations. Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck and Forest Whitaker shine in this but not necessarily in a light that you will like. A must for gritty fans!

Michel D. (michelann) from WALNUT GROVE, MO
Reviewed on 4/13/2019...

This is an outstanding movie! Action packed from beginning to end, Out Of The Furnace shows how important family ties are when older brother Russell Baze (Oscar winner Christian Bale) goes after those who would harm younger brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) with some spectacular fight scenes and an incredibly evil and scary gang leader, ably played by Woody Harrelson (probably his “baddest” role!). Other outstanding actors in the cast include Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, and Zoe Saldana. Sam Shepard plays an uncle who helps throughout the movie when the odds are heavily against ever solving the mystery of whatever happened to the younger brother! Needless to say I highly recommend this well written, superbly cast, and incredibly well acted movie!

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